Rare footage of white orca in wild – video

Scientists have filmed what is believed to be the first sighting of an adult white killer whale in the wild. The marine mammal, nicknamed Iceberg and believed to be at least 16 years old, was swimming with its mother and siblings in waters off the Kamchatka peninsula off the far eastern coast of Russia. Fully albino orcas can have weak immune systems and die young, but partial albinos can live into adulthood

Source: Reuters

Monday 23 April 2012 07.53 EDT
First published on Monday 23 April 2012 07.53 EDT